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MORRIS IN 1933

THE MORRIS TEN

Is now available for demonstration.

It is the ROOMIEST TEN in the COLONY-

study the dimensions.

It is the most ECONOMICAL—a local independent

test showed 80 MILES PER GALLON.,

It is the SAFEST-watch for the Flashing Signals.

Capacity:

Overall width:

Motor Vehicles in the Colony

INCREASE OF 258 CARS DURING 1932

NOTABLE PROGRESS OF BRITISH

MAKES

A detailed list of motor vehicles in the Colony liconsöd dur ing the past year is given below, The figures show a grand' total of 3,374 vehicles on the road against 3,118 of last year Of this year's tolal 1,221 are British,

Private cars show a total of 1,908 against 1,842. licensed to last year. This year 632 were British against 142 for the pro- vious year. The public vehicles reached total of 416 "and"in-- olude 100 buses-ail British-24 taxis and an amazing figure of 203 motor cars for publio hire..........

Commercial vehicles were 501 this year against 45% for the previous year. Those of British manufacture showed a decreaso from 145 to 191 for the present year. American on the other. hand increased from 304 to 464-

Motor cycles dropped heavily showing only se against. 329 for last year. There were 300 British makes last year but only' 976 for this year. American cycles dropped heavily from 125 to

50.

The above Bgures show a total of 3,035 motor vehicles against 2007 for the previous year.

Of this 2,500 were passenger motor cars-(private cars, pu- blic hire cars and taxi:)--not commercial trucks and buses- against a total 2,103 for last year.

The detailed list is as follows:-

"PRIVATE CARS

BRITISH

254 Austin Bevens

4 Peugeot

MOTOR CYCLES

TOTAL: 339 SOLO: AND COMBINATION MACHINES

Comprising:-

248 Solo machines 10 Combinations

1 Threewheeler.

11 Ariel

11" Matchless

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· BRITISH~

70 A. J. E

67 B. S. A.

45 Triumph

19 Norton

WHISKY

9 Raleigh

White Horse Marchant's

D Rudge

7 Douglas

8 Coventry Eaglo

6 Humber

GIN

5 Royal Enfield

BEER

BRANDY.

5 Bunbeam

3 Jamee

2- Excelsior

2 New Hudson

1 Ascot Pulin

1 Brough Superior

1 Cottom

1 Francis Barnett

1 Ralon

1 Morgan Runabout.

AMERICAN

976

37 Harley Davidson

8 Indian

1 Ace.

50

1292 ċ.c.

62"

Track:

48"

Overall length:

147"

Wheelbase:

Sunshine

96***

Roof

Hydraulic

Brakes

Four-speed

Gear-box

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96 Morris Minor

68 Morris Cowley

61 Morris Oxford

27 Armstrong Siddeley

19 Hillman

16 Austin Twelve-six

18 Ginger

15 Trojan

12 Wolesley

9 Jowett

8 Standard

7 Crossley

6 A. C.

6 Austin six-Sixteen

6-Olyno

6 Humber

6 Vauxhall

5.Morris Isis

4' Bean

4 Cubit

4 Rover

4 Triumph

3 Sunbeam

2 Lagonda

1 Bayliss Thomas

7 Bentley

1 Calthorpe

1 Daimler.

1 'Galloway

1 Lanchester

1 Riley-

1. Straker Squire

1 Talbot

1 Waverley

CONTINENTAL

95 Flats

12 Opel

9 Citroan

4 Mathis

9 Hanomag

2 Hotchkiss

2 Lancia

1- Berliet

1 Horch

1 Minerva

10. M.

1 Henderson

Neracar

CONTINENTAL

5 Monet Goyon

2 Gillet

2 F. N.

1 D. K. W.

1 B. M. W.

1 Sarolea.

134

Total number of private vehicles

PUBLIC VEHICLE

13

1 Sundoff

LORRIES, VANS, TRUCKS,

1908

LIST

TOTAL 446 VEHICLES

Comprising:

100 Buses

203 Public Hire Cara

74 Taxis

BUSES

Thornycroft

31 Vrclan

26 Dennis

20 Leyland

15 Guy

13 Comber.

652

100

AMERICAN

256 Ford

.195 Buick

118 Studebaker.

82 Chevrolet

84 Overland Whippet

38 Chrysler

30 Erskine

'47 Essex

47 Willys Knight

42 Nash

35 Dodge

24-Willys

25 De Soto

23 Pontiac

22-Hupmobile

21 Plymouth

13 Auburn

15 Hudson

14. Graham Paige

11 Marmon

11 Oldsmobile.

10 Marquette

* Durant

Q Packard

8. Oakland

4 Morris

1 Studebaker

TAXIE

38 Cheverolat

10 Hillman

8 Rockne

& Willys

4 Ford

4 Morris

2 Clyno

74

PUBLIC HIRE OARS

27 Ford

24 Whippet

D1 Studebaker

19 Plymouth 216 Chryäler

14 Cheverolet

12 Willys

8 Overland

• Buick

5 Overland Whippet

4 Oldsmobile

3 De Soto

a Hudson

2 Dodge 9'Essex

2 Nash

2 Pontiac

G Rockne

5 Roosvelt.

4 Reo

3 Austin. Bagtam

1 Erskine

3 Cadaillac

a Cleveland

3.Chandler

3. Devaux

3 Jordan

9 Diamond

2. Lincoln

2 Pierce Arrow

* Rugby

2. Stute

9 Star

1 Chalmers

1 Maxwell

1 Paige

1 La Ballo

1 Locomobile

1919

Templar..

For the first nite months of 1932 export values of cars from Great Britain exceeded those imported by approxenitely 20,000,000%

1. De Vaux,

1 Oakland

METAL TRADE:

VERY BAD YEAR CONCLUDED

SEVERAL FACTORS, WHICH DEPRESSED THE MARKET.

ETC.

BRITISH

32 Albion

32 Dennis

31 Morria

7 Trojan

Halford

6 Thornycroft

194

3 Bean

3 Bedford

3 Vulcan

1 A:B.C.

1 Quy

1 Leyland

AMERICAN

218 Ford 112 Chevrolet

31.G. M. C.

31 Willys 11 Dodge

▸ Diamond

9 Studebaker

• White

8 Fedoral

6. Reo

3 Overland (Whippet)

3 Rugby

3 United

2 Brockway

2 Fargo

2 Republio

2 United States

2 Slewart

1 Cadano

404

1 Moreland & Graham

1 Banford

CONTINENTA

1 Citroen

1 Find

1 Opel

3

one month. As a consequence, it is difficult to collect payment of se counts for goods sold during Jan- uary to April, and this has-in- flicted hardship on dealers in Hong Kong. Fortunately, the dealers are in a strong financia! position otherwise, there would be disastrous resulta.

4. In July and August: (Chinese Moon festival), according to Chin.” ese customs, this is a time for settlement of accounts for goods sold during the first half of the yeat, and the balance is left to be settled by the end of the year. Bince some of the accounts have not been paid in time, as antici- pated, dealers are therefore heaï- tart to sell further on credit this season and go a kesult, busine decreased to a great extent.

During this year, the arrival of goods through Importers consisted The year 1979 has not been a of mostly square, round and fat good for the metal trade, Hoog bars for this market, amounting to Kong, writes

lör in: this a value of $6,000,000, estimated to line, The reasons be gires are as be the largest amount in recent years. Unfortunately, the Home

BRITISH EXPORT TRADE ⠀⠀ | follows:

PROSPECTS FOR 1913 conflict in Shanghai and North and for the aforementioned - ren--

China at the end of last year, the sons, business became depressed merchants have suffered consider Luckily, there is still able bases and business in general stock in Hong Kong and during the spring was seriously, the exchange and Home prices Affected Metal–trada in Fong advanced somewhat, coupled Kong, was at a standstill.

the small bookings done during the --March and 2 Du

mora past few months the local market. has improved considerably, Thue, those factors would help to make good the losses sustained during the

irst half of the years

| 1 Owing to the Sino-Japanese | price and the exchange ate erratic,

On the subject of the demand for British cars in the Exopire, Mr. John Price, of Binger & Co., Id., the well-known manufacturers, is optix mistic and his reasons are worth quoting Mr. Price points out that," excluding Opasing auto i placement demand in -300,000 vehicles, and it

Way over b

Empire of

imistic to cal

possible sole of 100,000 British cars

imetal trade, was

bow that during the

8100.000.

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